Baltimore Federal Executive Board
FallonFederalOfficeBuilding– Suite 820A
31 Hopkins Plaza
Baltimore, Maryland21201
Interagency Human Capital Council
Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity & Inclusion and
Disability Awareness & Employment Committee
DATE:March 6, 2012
FROM: Richard H. Howell, Executive Director, Baltimore Federal Executive Board
SUBJECT:1stAnnual Equal Employment OpportunityDiversity & Inclusion and Disability Awareness & Employment Training Symposium –June 6, 2012
TO:Federal Agency Heads, Personnel Directors, EEO Directors, and
Special Emphasis Program Managers, Tribal, State and Local Government Partners
The Baltimore Federal Executive Board (FEB) is pleased to announce its 1stAnnual Equal Employment Opportunity Diversity & Inclusion and Disability Awareness & Employment Training Symposium on Wednesday, June6, 2012. The program will be held at Martin’s West,6817 Dogwood Road, Baltimore, Maryland21244. Registration will be open from 7:00 a.m. to8:00 a.m. The programwill run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the FEBs in 1961 as directed by President Kennedy.For 50 years, the Federal Executive Board has provided valuable outstanding & cost effective service to ensure an effective workforce. Now the spectrum is broadened by adding Diversity and Inclusion making this year’s theme “Many People Moving in One Direction.” Among our featured dynamic speakers, who will uplift and inform our Symposium participants, will be: Lieutenant Colonel H.W. Hugh Darville, Chair, Baltimore Federal Executive Board, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Carolyn Colvin, Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration; Veronica Villalobos, Director of Diversity & Inclusion Office of Personnel Management; Marian Vessels, Director of Mid-Atlantic ADA Center; and Bob Williams, Associate Commissioner for the Office of Employment Support Programs, Social Security Administration.
The registration fee is $95.00, which includes a bag, program materials, continental breakfast, lunch, breaks, interactive workshop sessions and access to a number of vendors and exhibitors. This training will be of value –both professionally and personally– to agency employers and employees alike. The maximum number of attendees is 250. Seating is limited. Early registration is strongly encouraged!
The workshop sessions will be carefully planned and structured to meet the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Training Standards. The sessions will involve and define fundamental areas in Establishing a Coordinated Government-Wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Workforce that includes increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities and Veterans Employment Initiative. High level innovative speakers will cover such topics as Diversity and Inclusion, Working with Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Generational Diversity in the Workplace, Ticket to Work, and VETSUCESS. Concurrent sessions will run for 90 minutes in the morning and in the afternoon. The workshops are identified on the attached registration form.
Each attendeeshould register online with a credit card at who must pay by check must first contact Janice Burke at or Gail Dixon at .
Please complete your registrationsno later than May 23, 2012. Registration confirmation will be provided after the online registration is made. Registrations by check will not be confirmed. No tickets are being used. Names will appear on a master registration listing and will be used to check in participants on the day of the event.
Questions or concerns should be addressed to Janice Burke, at , Registration Subcommittee Chairperson or Gail Dixon at Registration Subcommittee member. Contacts are by email only.
Thank you. We look forward to your participation.
Attachments:
- Registration Form
- Agency Reservation
- Workshop Synopses
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Board of Directors, Federal Executive Board
Executive Director, Federal Executive Board
Interim Chairperson, Interagency Human Capital Council
Members, EEO, Diversity & Inclusion and Disability Awareness & Employment Committee
REGISTRATION FORM
1stAnnual Equal Employment OpportunityDiversity & Inclusion and
Disability Awareness & Employment Training Symposium
●Wednesday, June 6, 2012●
Martin’s West – Baltimore, Maryland
OnlineRegistration Preferred ● No training forms accepted
We Strongly Encourage You to Wear Business Attire
First Name+ / Middle Initial / Last Name+
Federal Agency/Organization+:
Work Address+ / Mail Stop:
City + : / State + : / Zip + :
Daytime Phone + : / Email + :
Emergency Contact Information (required)
Contact Name: / Phone:
Special Accommodations (Please select if required) / Menu (choose one)
Mobility ASL Interpreter Large PrintMaterial
Braille Other: ______/ Herb Salmon & Breast of White Hen
Vegetarian – Pasta Primavera
Workshop Sessions (Select AM and PM)
9:45-11:15 AM
Diversity & Inclusion
Working Together With Individuals Who are Deaf or
Hard of Hearing
Generational Diversity in the Workplace / 12:45 – 2:15 PM
Providing Employment Services for a Diverse
Workforce
VETSUCESS With Multiple Employment
Opportunities for Many
TRAINING PROGRAM REGISTRATION FEE is $95.00: Pay by credit or debit cardonlineto the below URL.Registration includes a bag, programmaterials, continental breakfast, trainingsessions, sit-down plated lunch, plenary sessions, refreshment breaks, and access to vendors. Confirmation of your registration and payment will be emailed to your Federal agency.PERSONS WHO OPT TO PAY BY CHECK MUST FIRST CONTACT:JANICE BURKE AT: or Gail Dixon at ;
ONLINE PAYMENT TO: . Checks must be made payable to FEB. Persons paying by check must send a properly completed registration form for each participant to or ;
Total Amount submitted: $ ______
CANCELLATION POLICY: Registrationis non-refundable after May23, 2012. Only early transfers are accepted for substitutions. Forfeited fees cannot be applied to future training programs.
AGENCY RESERVATION AND CONSOLIDATEDREQUEST FORM
1st Annual Equal Employment Opportunity Diversity & Inclusion and
Disability Awareness & Employment Training Symposium
JUNE 6, 2012
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: May 23, 2012
INSTRUCTIONS: Please type and complete the following information below and attach an Excel alphabetical list of participants. The total number of participants should equal the total number of individual registrants. Please keep a copy of this form and a list of participants including all completed registration forms for your Agency records.
Name of Agency or Installation: ______
Name of Agency Manager/Coordinator: ______
Phone Number of Manager/Coordinator: ______
Address of Agency Manager/Coordinator: ______
Online Registration Receipts: $______
Check Payments: $______
Number of Seats Required:______
= Total Amount Enclosed: $______
SEND OR DELIVER RESERVATION FORM AND PAYMENT RECEIPTS TO:
Baltimore Federal Executive Board
Attn: EEO Diversity & Inclusion
Training Symposium
FallonFederalBuilding
Suite 820A
31 Hopkins Plaza
Baltimore, MD21201
NO SHOW, CANCELLATION, AND SUBSTITUTION POLICY: The Baltimore Federal Executive Board is not a funded activity. It is necessary that activities which require funds be self-supporting for the program. Refunds and cancellations will be permitted until the deadline date ofMay23, 2012. Refunds will notAYMENTS:
ach participant.gency submissions provide a listing in alphabetical order with workshops and meals.ne check for be made after this date. Individuals or agencies that have made reservations but have not paid and are not present will be billed. The Baltimore Federal Executive Board authorizes and encourages the transfer of paid registrations as substitutions. No substitutions may be made after May29, 2012.
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT:______
CHECK PAYMENTS: Contact r first for instructions (see registration form for details).
1st Annual Equal Employment Opportunity Diversity & Inclusion and
Disability Awareness & Employment Training Symposium
Wednesday, June6, 2012
Martin’s West
Baltimore, Maryland21244
Program Workshop Synopses
□Diversity & Inclusion–
Bruce Stewart, Deputy Director Training, Compliance, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Personnel Management is responsible for the coordinated implementation of the U.S. President’s Executive Order on Diversity and Inclusion.
Terance Edwards, Senior Equal Employment Opportunity Program Manager for the Eastern Region, Transportation Security Administration and Federal Air Marshal Service for the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties- Diversity Management and Support Operations Division has been very active in the area EEO/Diversity and Civil Rights and is a strong advocate of equal access for the disable.
SYNOPSIS: This workshop will encourage and show how to gain the maximum benefit from an increasingly diverse workforce, how to work better together because of our differences not despite them. Provide concrete strategies and best practices to recruit, hire, include, develop, retain, engage and motivate a diverse, results-oriented, high performing workforce. Will focus on critical areas:
-Federal Interagency Diversity and Inclusion Partnerships
-Workforce Diversity & Inclusion Priorities, Actions, and Sample Practices
-Sustainability Priorities, Actions, and Sample Practices
-The Path Forward; Diversity, Inclusion, and Innovation Connection
□Working Together with Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing – Lisa Kornberg, Director of the Governor’s Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Lisa Kornberg has over twenty-five years of experience as a hard of hearing professional providing advocacy, technical assistance, program development and policy making services to the deaf and hard of hearing residents of Maryland. She became the Director of the Governor’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in April 2008. Since her appointment, Lisa has instituted a comprehensive outreach plan to educate various state and local government agencies about the diversity among and needs of individuals with hearing loss.
SYNOPSIS: In this workshop, we will show the importance of providing accessible services
Ina world of diversity,that includes the deaf and hard of hearing.
-Describe continuum and types of hearing loss
-State the impact of hearing loss on communication
-List strategies for effective communication
-Describe the role of adaptive equipment and how to access equipment
-Summarize the roles and limitations of interpreters
-Understand accommodations
□Generational Diversity in the Workplace - Eileen Barkas Hoffman, Commissioner & Project Director at Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
Denise PattersonMcKenney, Commissioner & Director of Equal Employment Opportunity at Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some
other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are
the change that we seek.” (Barack Obama)
The presenters have developed a variety of workshops and programs dealing with cultural diversity, generational conflict and communications, and cultural diversity in the workplace. This look at the four generations in the workplace has been conducted with labor, management, government, academic, non-profit, organizations as well abroad. They also mediate collective bargaining labor disputes and those concerning individual rights complaints in the workplace, equal employment opportunity, and age and disability discrimination. The presenters facilitate large multi-party discussions and mediate Negotiated Rulemaking committees for federal agencies. They have also developed a negotiation and mediation course with the US Marine Corps.
This is the first time in history where four generations are in the workplace
simultaneously. We need to know how to connect with other generations in
order to connect with not only our colleagues but also our customer base.
SYNOPSIS: This workshop will help you think about what lies below the ‘water line’,
Thisinvolves considering those factors that are not highly visible.Generational diversity
Ismerely one variable of diversity. You will gain insight to:
-Increase awareness of generational backgrounds and how theyimpact on
leadership, teamwork and communication styles.
-Greater understanding of the generational similarities and differences.
-Strategies to increase effectiveness when interacting with the different
generations.
Appreciation and greater understanding of thegenerational diversity that exists within our society and workplaces will enableus to leverage on the differences, giving individuals and organizations greatercompetitiveadvantages. Diverse teams create better solutions if wellmanaged.
□Ticket to Work Program – Dr. Kristen Medley-Proctor, Deputy Associate Commissioner, Office of Personnel, Baltimore, Maryland
SYNOPSIS: You will be encouraged, inspired, and guided to find:
-Referral and Recruitment Programs that Connect Employers and Employees
-Services and Assistance to Obtain and Maintain Suitable Employment, or Achieve Independence in Daily Living.
-Services to achieve maximum level of independence in daily living
-Partnership and coordinate employment services with other agencies for comprehensive service delivery
-How Ticket to Work Incentivescan help you
□VET SUCCESS With Multiple Employment Opportunities for Many - William Slemmer, Acting Director, U.S. Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service.
Gerald Bacon, Assistant Director, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’Oversight & Outreach Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service
SYNOPSIS: This workshop encourages diversity through Inspirational Veterans Outreach and Employment Initiatives by:
-Focusing on support programs that are outcome-focused and results-oriented. Encouraging business growth through the creation of an agile workforce-one that can respond quickly and effectively to the changing needs of business and the new economy.
-Striving to turn individuals into career entrepreneurs by equipping them with the information they need to develop the knowledge, skills and abilities sought after in the new economy.
-Bolstering opportunities for those less fortunate so they can gain the freedom to make sound economic decisions for themselves and their families.
-Upholding the principles of federalism and understand that states and local communities are the most competent administrators of our domestic concerns.
-Administering a workforce system that partners and connects with public and higher education systems to prepare the workforce of the 21st Century with career opportunities and skills in high job growth sectors.
-Ensuring that our youth workforce training programs have a strong educational component, since it is clear that income and opportunities increase exponentially with education credentials.
-Supporting strong families and vibrant communities by working with community and faith-based organizations.